I highly enjoyed this story and would recommend everyone to give it a shot. Initially I was quite hesitant to read it due to the description and my worry that it would be yet another world-ending, shadowy organization, conspiracy kind of story. After completing 0.14, though, I have to admit that it manages to keep the focus on the interesting romance and harem story while the "world of high society and nobility" is mostly just a justification for some of the events that occur. I think this is an amazing story and almost perfect. I will list my personal opinion and feedback to Cosy Creator now, which includes some spoilers.
POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD
- I think the harem dynamic is really great in this story, and it's much better than in some other games. The girls actually interact with each other, and it doesn't feel like just various relationships side by side, but labeled as a "harem" to hand wave away their parallel existence. That said, I think the harem dynamic should be expanded to make it more interesting. Often Lucy or Vicky just watch the MC doing stuff with other girls or with either of them, and they just wait around until it's their turn. I would love more visible interaction between the girls. It's often hinted at through dialogue between the MC and one of the girlfriends, but in my opinion, it's too little. I also think the hierarchy should be more official. Lucy is the second in command and the MCs queen. She should therefore be the queen of the harem and higher ranked than the other girlfriends. Looking at her past actions, it feels logical that she should be making sure Sarah loses her virginity. I'd love the MC to involve her more, like what lightly happened with Misaki.
- The romance in this story is great, far better than many other stories. It feels really integrated and not just timeboxed to specific scenes. It could be more, though. Lucy is madly in love with the MC but often just gets a smile or a hug? The MC kisses Lucy, slaps Vicky, and just head pats Akatsuki? There should be more kissing, groaping, and cuddling for the girlfriends. That could also be some optional interactions where the player has a choice to do them or skip them.
- Vicky already said it, the MC is spreading himself quite thin. Pursuing three or more new girls at the same time sometimes feels a bit tiring. The romance with Alison feels the most boring. She is fine as a supporting character, but it feels like the MC is going on dates with her just because...
- What the hell is the MC doing with Akatsuki? She is super cute, ready and willing to be fucked senseless, and still the MC is barely touching her. Mostly just lets her suck him off... It's getting repetitive and feels like there should be so much more with her. The date with Akatsuki was great; the surprise with Sarah made sense from Sarahs perspective, but it felt like a total letdown from Akatsukis side. She just gets to suck of the MC yet again? I think her perspective was a bit different during the last Kings game...
- The general time scheduling feels understandable and makes sense, but I feel like we would be fine with a bit less realism and more horniness. Sure, they have a lot going on, but having them just go to bed, snuggle up, and sleep right away every night gets boring.
- One thing that made me hesitant to try the game was the abundance of giant boobs. It feels like there are too many girls with huge breasts, and it can be off-putting at times. Vicky is great, but Lucy feels out of place somehow. She could be somewhere between Vicky and Akatsuki, and it wouldn't feel so overdone. Alison and Misaki also feel a bit too much. Especially since none of the girls are optional.